based on the readings and video for this week discuss the differences between the sunni and the shia give specific examples of what created the divide

Based on the readings and video for this week, discuss the differences between the Sunni and the Shia. Give specific examples of what created the divide.

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 750 words

READING:

Mandaville, Peter. Global Political Islam.London, U.S.: Routledge, 2007. (Chapter 2 last paragraph of page 28 and top of page 29 to page 40, The Gunpowder empires and Europe’s rise).

Daftary, Farhad. History of Shi’i Islam. A. London, U.S.: I.B.Taurus, 2013. (Chapter 2, page 25 to the end of page 27). http://site.ebrary.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docI…

VIDEO:

Council on Foreign Relations. InfoGuide Presentation. “The Sunni-Shia Divide.” (accessed 31 March 2016). 8:47 with text.

AUDIO:

National Public Radio. Morning Edition. “The Origins of the Shiite-Sunni Split.” (accessed 31 March 2016). 8:37 with text.